سفير

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See also: سفیر

Arabic

Root
س ف ر (s f r)
7 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

سَفِير • (safīr) m (plural سُفَراء (sufarāʔ), feminine سَفِيرَة (safīra))

  1. ambassador or mediator

Declension

Declension of noun سَفِير (safīr)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَفِير
safīr 		السَّفِير
as-safīr 		سَفِير
safīr 		سَفِيرَة
safīra 		السَّفِيرَة
as-safīra 		سَفِيرَة
safīrat
Nominative سَفِيرٌ
safīrun 		السَّفِيرُ
as-safīru 		سَفِيرُ
safīru 		سَفِيرَةٌ
safīratun 		السَّفِيرَةُ
as-safīratu 		سَفِيرَةُ
safīratu
Accusative سَفِيرًا
safīran 		السَّفِيرَ
as-safīra 		سَفِيرَ
safīra 		سَفِيرَةً
safīratan 		السَّفِيرَةَ
as-safīrata 		سَفِيرَةَ
safīrata
Genitive سَفِيرٍ
safīrin 		السَّفِيرِ
as-safīri 		سَفِيرِ
safīri 		سَفِيرَةٍ
safīratin 		السَّفِيرَةِ
as-safīrati 		سَفِيرَةِ
safīrati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَفِيرَيْن
safīrayn 		السَّفِيرَيْن
as-safīrayn 		سَفِيرَيْ
safīray 		سَفِيرَتَيْن
safīratayn 		السَّفِيرَتَيْن
as-safīratayn 		سَفِيرَتَيْ
safīratay
Nominative سَفِيرَانِ
safīrāni 		السَّفِيرَانِ
as-safīrāni 		سَفِيرَا
safīrā 		سَفِيرَتَانِ
safīratāni 		السَّفِيرَتَانِ
as-safīratāni 		سَفِيرَتَا
safīratā
Accusative سَفِيرَيْنِ
safīrayni 		السَّفِيرَيْنِ
as-safīrayni 		سَفِيرَيْ
safīray 		سَفِيرَتَيْنِ
safīratayni 		السَّفِيرَتَيْنِ
as-safīratayni 		سَفِيرَتَيْ
safīratay
Genitive سَفِيرَيْنِ
safīrayni 		السَّفِيرَيْنِ
as-safīrayni 		سَفِيرَيْ
safīray 		سَفِيرَتَيْنِ
safīratayni 		السَّفِيرَتَيْنِ
as-safīratayni 		سَفِيرَتَيْ
safīratay
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سُفَراء
sufarāʔ 		السُّفَراء
as-sufarāʔ 		سُفَراء
sufarāʔ 		سَفِيرَات
safīrāt 		السَّفِيرَات
as-safīrāt 		سَفِيرَات
safīrāt
Nominative سُفَراءُ
sufarāʔu 		السُّفَراءُ
as-sufarāʔu 		سُفَراءُ
sufarāʔu 		سَفِيرَاتٌ
safīrātun 		السَّفِيرَاتُ
as-safīrātu 		سَفِيرَاتُ
safīrātu
Accusative سُفَراءَ
sufarāʔa 		السُّفَراءَ
as-sufarāʔa 		سُفَراءَ
sufarāʔa 		سَفِيرَاتٍ
safīrātin 		السَّفِيرَاتِ
as-safīrāti 		سَفِيرَاتِ
safīrāti
Genitive سُفَراءَ
sufarāʔa 		السُّفَراءِ
as-sufarāʔi 		سُفَراءِ
sufarāʔi 		سَفِيرَاتٍ
safīrātin 		السَّفِيرَاتِ
as-safīrāti 		سَفِيرَاتِ
safīrāti

Descendants

  • → Ottoman Turkish: سفیر (sefîr)
  • → Northern Kurdish: sefîr
  • → Persian: سفیر (safir)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “سفر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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